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YWCA of the U.S.A. microfilm records

This record group is comprised of microfilmed records of the predecessor organizations, minutes, and reports of the YWCA of the U.S.A., as well as the organization's subject files and records recording interactions between the national association, community associations, and registered groups. The original records were created between 1884 and 1970 and were microfilmed between 1964 and 1984.

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Documents concerning the YWCA of Coatesville, Pennsylvania and the development of organizations in Danville, Du Bois and Duquesne. The administrative history of the association can be tracked through the iterations of constitutions and bylaws in addition to association fact sheets. Visitation reports describe and assess the association's program, leadership, activities, facilities and services. Other documents include lists of professional and volunteer leadership, industrial program reports, a study of the Coatesville community and association and advisory correspondence with regional and national leadership. Documents for the communities interested in organizing work include letters of interest and community notes.

Documents concerning the history, administration, program and management of YWCA of the U.S.A. associations in New York and notes concerning the development of new associations. The administrative history of the YWCA of Peekskill and the YWCA of Poughkeepsie can be tracked through the iterations of constitutions and bylaws in addition to association timelines and fact sheets. Visitation reports describe and assess the association's program, leadership, activities, facilities and services. Other documents include lists of professional and volunteer leadership, correspondence with national and regional leadership, finance surveys and correspondence for Peekskill and correspondence concerning relationships with the YMCA in Peekskill. For the areas interested in developing YWCA programs documents include visitation summaries, letters of inquiry from the interested town, advisory letters and notes on the development of association work. Documents concerning the development of a YWCA in Plattsburg includes correspondence with the War Chest Association concerning the work of the Young Women's League.

Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. associations and activities in California. Correspondence and reports from Oxnard and Pacific Grove concern the possibilities of organizing new associations. Assessments are made as to the needs of the women and girls of the area, the possibility of leadership and of existing club activities. Oakland's international institute is a YWCA of the U.S.A. association serving Oakland's immigrant women and their families. Pamphlets, correspondence and reports describe its services and relationship to the YWCA of the U.S.A. Other documents include a residence survey for the Oakland LInden branch, a report of a survey of youth services in Orange, personnel lists and a report of the cooperation between the YMCA and YWCA in Orange.

Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. associations and activities in Colorado. Documents concerning the state of Colorado as whole include governing documents for the state association of Colorado, a report of a study of the state's population, services and communities and correspondence and reports regarding youth services in Colorado. Boulder and Colorado Springs materials concern their affiliation, constitutions and governing documents, assessments and descriptions of association programs and leadership in visitation reports, buildings and the needs of the women and girls served. A Colorado district association is established as a decentralized association to reach communities across the state. Its relationship to the YWCA of the U.S.A. and YWCA of Colorado and the services and programs offered are described in visitation reports, correspondence, and administrative records.

Correspondence, reports and administrative records concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. association's, programs and services in Vallejo, Ventura County, Watsonville, Whittier, Wilmington and Yuba county, California. Documents include governing documents such as constitutions and bylaws, visitation reports assessing and describing association program and leadership, reports concerning the community background and needs, correspondence and notes concerning the history and organization of the association and lists of staff and volunteers.

Correspondence, reports and administrative records concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. associations and activities in Santa Monica, Santa Rosa and Stockton, California and a report on youth serving agencies in Solano county by the California Youth Authority. Correspondence concerning Santa Rosa and Stockton document their requests for affiliation with the YWCA of the U.S.A. and efforts to organize work for women and girls. Documents concerning Santa Monica include their application for affiliation, notes and reports concerning their history and organization, governing documents, visitation reports, materials concerning cooperation with the YMCA and correspondence and reports concerning the use and facilities of their building.

Reports, correspondence and administrative records concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. associations in San Pedro, Santa Ana and Santa Barbara, California. Correspondence and reports from San Pedro characterize the community as having a large immigrant and industrial population and describe the association's efforts to meet the needs of those groups. In Santa Ana the association originates with girl reserve clubs and a desire for organized clubs for women and girls independent of the services offered by the YMCA. Correspondence and reports from Santa Barbara concern their efforts and requests to organize official YWCA work. Documents include applications for affiliation, constitutions and governing documents, visitation reports, reports of studies of San Pedro and lists of staff and volunteers.

Reports, correspondence and administrative records concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. association in Santa Cruz and documents concerning requests for organized YWCA of the U.S.A. work in Santa Barbara. Applications for affiliation, governing documents and correspondence concern the history and organization of the YWCA of Santa Cruz. Visitation reports assess the progress and performance of the association, summarize meeting with leaders and committees and discuss challenges and problems the association may be facing.

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